The surgical treatment of skeletal anterior open-bite deformities with rigid internal fixation in the mandible.
The rationale for the surgical correction of skeletal anterior open-bite deformities by bilateral mandibular rotation osteotomy is presented. Results of this procedure in which rigid internal fixation is used are reported and show a very high degree of long-term stability. The procedure offers a useful alternative to the more common approach of posterior maxillary intrusion, which does not always address the cosmetic defect.
Reitzik
M
M
Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Barer
P G
PG
Wainwright
W M
WM
Lim
B
B
D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*